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NewsOFT probes Sky's Amstrad deal
The Office of Fair Trading is to probe BSkyB's£125m purchase of Amstrad to see if the deal will hit competition in the TV technology market. [ALL]
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NewsChelsea's Lampard to launch Frank TV
Chelsea footballer Frank Lampard is launching a mobile TV channel on which Orange subscribers will be able to watch the player cook brussels sprouts and swap dressing room banter. [ALL]
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NewsBBC4 plans two Britannia series
BBC4 will broadcast two more series for its returning Britanniastrand next month, looking at the history of British comic books and dance trends. [ALL]
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NewsJumpTV buys UK Cycling TV
Canadian online broadcaster JumpTV has aquired UK internet TV channel Cycling TVin a $5m (£2.4) deal.
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NewsInspector Lynley returns with 4.2m
The first instalment of a two-part Inspector Lynleystory attracted 4.2m (21.5%) viewers to BBC1 last night, but failed to beat ITV1 banker The Bill, which was watched by 4.4m viewers (22.9%). [ALL]
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NewsC4 deal for Popworld's Chung
Former Popworldpresenter Alexa Chung has signed a one-year golden handcuffs deal with Channel 4 and is set to join the daily breakfast show Freshly Squeezednext month. [ALL]
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NewsFree live footie for British forces
The Premier League is to waive£250,000 in TV and radio rights revenues to give British troops free access to live top flight football on TV and radio over the next three years. [ALL]
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NewsElectra mulls more acquisitions
Electra Quoted, the private equity firm that recently acquired a 40% stake in Target Entertainment, has£200m worth of 'petrol in the tank' for other acquisitions.
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NewsBlog: Saluting Paul Watson
Michael Darlow defends fellow filmmaker Paul Watson against mean spirited critics and argues that ITV should be proud that it still commissions work that upholds the broadcaster's highest traditions. [ALL]
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NewsBBC warned over potential iPlayer costs
Broadband providers have warned the BBC that it will have to share network costs in return for the broadcaster offering free downloads on its iPlayer service. [ALL]
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NewsRoyal lawyers write to RDF about Queengate
The Queen's lawyers are understood to be pursuing a breach of contract claim against RDF and the BBC over the controversial editing of a preview of the documentary, A Year With The Queen. [ALL]
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NewsAll square in countryside showdown
The battle of the countryside shows ended in a draw last night with Britain's Favourite Viewgrabbing 4.7m viewers at 8pm for ITV1 and Mountaingetting the same audience for the BBC1 at 9pm. [ALL]
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NewsSetanta secures new set-top box deal
Setanta has kicked off the new football season by sealing a deal that will see electrical retail giant Currys carry its set-top boxes. [ALL]
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NewsFewer questions in Millionaire re-jig
Who Wants to be a Millionaire? contestants will now have the chance to win big money faster after the first changes to the format introduced by new owner 2waytraffic. [ALL]
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NewsStehmeier joins OTF
Factual specialist Off the Fence has appointed Optomen TV's Bo Stehmeier as its new head of sales and co-production.
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NewsBBC3 buys Greek
BBC3 has confirmed its acquisition of US teen drama Greekfrom Disney-ABC. [ALL]
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News3DD strikes deal for London Live
3DD has struck a deal with ad agency Rivers Run Red that will see its Channel 4 music series London Livelaunch in the virtual world of Second Life.
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NewsFireworks strikes deal with Mondo Media
ContentFilm-owned Fireworks International has struck an exclusive distribution deal with Mondo Media, the US company behind the cult online animation hit Happy Tree Friends.
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NewsSalford co-ordinator steps down
Salford Mediacity:uk co-ordinator and acting chief executive Felicity Goodey has stepped down from her role. [ALL]
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NewsSetanta grabs 350,000 for debut match
Setanta's first ever Premier League football match, which saw a late Steven Gerrard free-kick seal a 2-1 win for Liverpool over Aston Villa, attracted 355,000 viewers on 12 August - a 3.5% share in multichannel homes. [ALL]